A system and method for sleep disorder diagnosis and treatment are disclosed. A particular embodiment is configured to: establish a wireless data communication interface between a networked data processor and a sleep metering system, the sleep metering system being worn by a user and including a sensor array, wireless transceiver, and a processor; activate the sleep metering system to begin collection of sensor data from the user based on data signals from the sensor array of the sleep metering system; and detect a sleep-related condition in the user by use of the sleep metering system, the detection of the sleep-related condition including detecting anomalies in breathing patterns of the user by wirelessly receiving a plurality of sets of breathing pattern data from the sleep metering system at a plurality of pre-defined time intervals within a single sleep period, the breathing pattern data corresponding to variations in the degree of the user's chest cavity movement in a series of breaths over a given time interval, the detection of the sleep-related condition further including using the plurality of sets of breathing pattern data to score any detected respiratory effort reduction or exaggeration condition for a level of severity over the plurality of pre-defined time intervals.